Wednesday, March 07, 2007

27 February 2007NARA Proposing to Raise Reproduction Fees SignificantlyIf you’ve been putting off ordering great-grandpa’s Civil War Pension file, it’s time to act. The National Archives is revising its fees for making copies of records. Below are the proposed prices for some commonly requested records:

Passenger arrival lists (NATF Form 81) $25.00 Federal Census requests (NATF Form 82) $25.00 Eastern Cherokee applications to the Court of Claims (NATF Form 83) $25.00 Land entry records (NATF Form 84) $40.00 Full pension file more than 75 years old–Civil War period (NATF Form 85) $125.00 Full pension file more than 75 years old–non-Civil War (NATF Form 85) $60.00 Pension documents packet–selected records (NATF Form 85) $25.00 Bounty land warrant application files (NATF Form 85) $25.00 Military service files more than 75 years old (NATF Form 86) $25.00 According to the notice:

NARA invites interested persons to submit comments on this proposed rule. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: